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What if I never get married?

Leading college small groups for about 10 years, I hear this question a lot. “What if I never get married?” First of all, I get it. When I was 20 I was totally terrified to end up middle aged with my only companions as jelly donuts and 17 cats.

I’m in my 30’s now, married with kiddos (no cats) and a little life under my belt. Now I see this question much differently.

I look across our lattes as we sit together at the coffee shop listening to the NINETEEN year old worried she won’t find a husband. With genuine love totally remembering feeling that way I look at you now and honestly want to say, “You are an infant!!! What in the actual heck are you worried about!”

Good news from my side of the fence: Do you know how many of my friends (also my age) from college, sorority sisters, or anyone I even knew that did NOT get married?Two As in 1 more than 1. As in only 2.

I don’t know how to prove what kind of odds that is other than comparing how many people I currently know on facebook. Assuming we know about the same amount of people that gives you a .0016 chance that you won’t get married.

The odds are in your favor.

While I only have 2 friends that never married I know tons of people who are fighting custody battles with their kids because they are divorced. Or married and miserable.

Permission to speak freely here?

While there are few guarantees in the marriage and dating world I do have one guarantee for you. Sleep with as many men as you want, give your heart and body away with little or no expectations and I GUARANTEE you will have a million and 1 marriage problems IF marriage works out at all. YIKES I KNOW I SAID IT.

OR

You can look differently than the world. Protecting your heart. Protecting your body. Working on becoming the best future wife you can be with as little baggage to carry into the marriage as possible. Worry less about getting married and more about becoming a whole complete and loved by Jesus YOU.

Wouldn’t you want your future husband to be doing the same thing?

The Huffington post said it this way:

it’s a question of supply and demand. “Easy” women are easy to get. The supply exceeds the demand. Now, it’s the sexually modest woman that stands apart in the dating world as a rare and desirable thing. (the whole article is great)

Ladies, if you really want men to step up and become the real men you talk about, you must demand it. I’m not saying ask for it, I’m not saying hope for it, I’m saying demand it. What does that mean? It means you don’t settle for anything less. It means if you aren’t satisfied, you walk away. Men will rise up and meet your challenge, I promise, it’s what we do best. We love challenges. We love it when women make us step up and work.

Men are hard wired to work, we just have to expect no less of them!

There are some amazing men out there ladies. But the good guys are not looking for a girl dancing on top of the bar. The most profound question I have heard for singles to take heart is this: “Are you who you are looking for, is looking for?” -Andy Stanley

Guarding your heart, protecting your body and seeking your heavenly father FIRST will prepare you to be a wife of nobel character.

Be beautiful inside, in your hearts, with the lasting charm of a gentle and quiet spirit that is so precious to God.1 Peter 3:4

I think the real question is not “Will I get married?” but “Is my God big enough to take care of this?”

He is a good father. He sees you begging and pleading for what you think will fulfill your heart. But he loves you too much to let you believe the lie that another human can fill the void that only He can fill. He wants to pour into your broken places. Make you whole and complete. He wants you to become the person you are looking for is looking for not just for them, but for yourself as well. Enjoy your single time. Make the most of it. And don’t worry. He’s got this.

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Hi I’m Katie, Let’s be friends

From my own life, and 10 years in college ministry I have learned one valuable lesson. We are all looking to fill a void. The usual suspects are boys, popularity, and booze. But then you are left more thirsty than ever before. Let's talk about a man named Jesus who offers an ETERNAL quench to our thirst.